5B La gramática: Gustar

B. La gramática: Gustar

El verbo GUSTAR

PowerPoint To say which subjects you like or dislike, we use the verb gustar. With the verb gustar (to like), the subject of the sentence is what is being liked. Me gusta la historia literally means ‘History is pleasing to me’, so History is the subject of the sentence. We use just two forms of the verb gustar in the present tense: gusta and gustan. When the subject of the sentence (what is being liked) is singular or a verb, we use gusta, but if the subject of the sentence is plural, we use gustan. So the verb gusta or gustan always agrees with what comes after it in a sentence.

GUSTA + singular noun/infinitive Me gusta el fútbol ................. I like football.

GUSTAN + plural noun Me gustan los perros ............ I like dogs. When gustar is followed by a verb, that second verb must be in the infinitive form. For example, Me gusta aprender idiomas. The verb gustar is always preceded by an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les). If a person or people are named before the indirect object pronoun, the name of the person or people must be preceded by a.

Indirect object pronoun + gusta/gustan + The thing or things being liked

Me Te (a Juan/a mi madre) Le Nos Os (a las chicas/a mis primos) Les gusta +

gustan + SINGULAR NOUN • el irlandés • la historia INFINITIVE • aprender idiomas • tocar el piano PLURAL NOUN • las ciencias • los idiomas

Me gustan las películas de terror. ................. I like horror films. ¿Te gusta el queso? .......................................... Do you like cheese? Nos gusta bailar................................................ We like dancing. A las chicas les gusta jugar al tenis............... The girls like playing tennis. A Lucía le gustan los caballos. ....................... Lucía likes horses.

The following verbs work the same way as gustar: Doler (o-ue)...... to hurt/have pain Le duelen las orejas. .......................His ears are sore. Encantar ........... to love Les encanta bailar. .........................They love dancing. Hacer falta........ to need Me hace falta un diccionario. .......I need a dictionary. Interesar ........... to be interested in ¿Te interesa el golf? ........................Are you interested in golf?

B.1 Escribe las frases en español.

1. I am interested in history. 2. Do you like strawberries? 3. My sister loves action films. 4. Her cousins need new books. 5. We like playing football at the weekends. 6. They are interested in learning Chinese. 7. I really like apples and bananas. 8. We need a car to go to the concert. 9. His feet are sore. 10. My father loves reading the newspaper.

B.2 Sample exam question: Lee el diario.

Read the sample answer to the following diary question: You have just moved to another town with your parents and started a new school. Write a DIARY ENTRY in SPANISH mentioning all of the following points: • How you are feeling at the moment • Some good luck you had today • What you don’t like about your new school • You are missing your friends

Querido diario: miércoles, 15 de enero

¡Hola! Soy yo. Estoy hecho polvo después de un día largo en el cole y un montón de deberes. ¡Qué rollo! Tuve mucha suerte en la clase de francés, aprobé el examen sin saber ni jota. Me gusta el instituto pero me parece que hay muchas reglas y lo peor de todo es que aquí las clases empiezan a las siete y media de la mañana, ¡y odio madrugar! Echo de menos a mis amigos, sobre todo a mi amiga Teresa. Bueno, a partir de hoy la llamaré cada día. Me voy a acostar. ¡Hasta mañana! Javi

B.3 Escribe un diario.

You have just started in a new school. Write a diary entry in Spanish mentioning all of the following points: • Why you really like your new school • What the teachers are like • One problem you encountered today • What you did to solve this problem

B.3 – Criterios de éxito

• Make sure you include all four points. • Start each point on a new line. • Use the structure and phrases from pages 92 and 93. • Make sure you are using the correct verb tenses. • Check your work for spellings, accents and agreement of adjectives.